Amusement apparatus



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AMUSEMENT APPARATUS: v

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J. TERUYA AMUSEMENT APPARATUS Filed Jan. 10,. 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet njeizwfiirajrlga.

ATTORNEY Patented July 15, 1924.

UNITE S T JENSHIR-O TERUYA, OF GONEY- ISLAND, BROOKLYN; NEW YORK-J To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, JENSHIRO.TERUYA, a

subject of the Emperor of J apan, residing. at Coney Island, Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, and, Stateof New York, have invented new and useful Improvementsi in Amusement. Apparatus,pof which the fol-..

lowing is a specification. 1

This invention relates to-an amusement.

apparatus andparticularly to anapparatus adapted to be controlled by a number of contestantsand wherein by the exercise. of skill one of the contestantswill cause the apparatus .to .be operated so as to visually or otherwise suitably indicate and determine the successful contestant.

An. essentiatobjectof theinvention is to provide an apparatusof thischaracterineluding a number of movable figures and means for imparting life-like movementsto the figures. and for causing .,movements of. the figures to be transmitted to anvindicator.

which operatesto determine and indicate the first or successful contestant to control.

the particularfigui etoward an end in view which will be apparent .fromreference to the description herein contained.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a skill controlled apparatus designed particularly foruse in amusement parks,.

fairs or similar public places andwhich will include instrumentalities serving to furnish considerable amusement. and to require a fair measure of skill in the successful .-operation thereof.

lVith these and otherob-jects in view, the. invention resides n certain novellcon-struce.

tion and combination and arrangement. of parts, the essentialfeatures of which are hereinafter fully. described, are particularly pointed out in theiappended claims,and are illustrated in the accompanying 1.. drawing,

in which V Figure 1 is a front view .of the .app aw ratus. Figure 2 is avertical section on line 2.-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectionthroughfihe.

indicating mechanism.

Figure 4 is a frontrviewof the-"indicating mechanism, showinga diagram of the circuit.

Figure 5 is a view in .rear, elevation of one of the swings.:..

Figure 6 is a section through a portioneofone of the figures.

' In carryingthe invention into practice, I

AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

Application filed January 10, 1923.. Serial N0. 611,780.

usea counter 5 to one. sideof whi'chfswings 6 in longitudinal alignment arev hung each nountedfto oscillate froina bar 7 and pro-.,

vided at its upper end with an arm 8.

Forqeachswing 6 1s a controlling inecha .nism 9 consisting of a large. sprocket :gear.

10 supportedat one side of thecounter. e

in a bracket 11. is provided with a long lever 13 having a The shaft 12 of thegear i handle 14 exposed from above thecounter the gear 10 is placed in motion. .A sprocket ,5. .lVhe-nthe lever 13 is oscillated'by hand, i

chain 15 passes over the gear. 10 and as illustrated one. end 16 of the chain is secured to the sprocket. The chain passes under, an

idler sprocket 17 undera similar sprocket .18 andthence over a sprocket l9 and the 1 terininal end 20 of the chain is secured. to

.a flexible connection 21 withthearm .8 at the upper end of the swing; 6. It follows from this construction, that the.cha-in 15 may be reciprocated when the lever 13 is- ,oscillated and thatdueto these reciproca tions of the chain, swinging motions are im.- partedto the swing 6,.

Seated in each of the swings 6 is a doll? figure 22 having jointed'legs. 23. The legs; I

23 at the knee are connectedto the body .of the doll by springs 2a which normally serve to hold the legs in straiglit ,positions,

as shown in full lines in Figure. 6.

ends to the legs 23 .at one vside of the joints thereof so that whenpull is applied to .the

The. side bars of each swing are provided with, actuating wires connectedat their lower wires 25,- thelegs. will be movedagainstthe tension of the springs 24k In order to make.

this movement automatic while theswiiig is in motion, I extend the wires 25 upward to the top of the swing. and loop. the same at is in its neutral position shown in Figure 2, a pullupon the connection. 21at itsconnection with the loop 26 creates slack there- .26 over the connection.21.- lVhen the swing,

in. At this timetheasprings 24 act to project.

the legs,.23,straight.forward. lVlien the chain. 15. is operated by. actuations of. the

.lever 13 the slaclcin .the connection. 21 is removed. This. places the wires 25 under.

tensionaiid. pulls upon, thesame so as to bend the legs 23 downward upon theiroints ,and move same against the action of the springs 24... In thismannerI am; able-to .set up lifelike movement of the figure when.

the swing 6 is in motion.

For each-of the swingsis an, indicating mechanism designed to be actuated by the Figure 22- in movements of the swing 6. This mechanism consists of fixed dial 2'? suitably numbered at 28 and provided with an, arbor 29 on which a relatively large ratchet wheel 30 is fixed. The dial is stationary with. respect to the arbor and the latter is provided with a pointer 31 coacting with the numbers of the dial.

A member 32 is mounted adjacent to the ratchet wheel 30 and same is provided with a dog 33 co-acting with the ratchet wheel so as to movesame in one direction. To prevent retrograde rotation of the ratchet wheel, I provide a co-acting dog 34 engageable with the teeth thereof as the ratchet wheel revolves. The member 32 is supported from a leaf spring or yieldable device 35 disposed in the path of movement of the legs 23 of the figure object 22 so as to be kicked thereby when the swing is at the limit of its forward motion. This imparts hammer like action to the spring upon successive movements of the swing to forward positions and in consequence thereof the dog 33 is actuated. so as to turn the ratchet wheel 30 and cause the pointer 31 to cycle around the dial and co-a-ct with the pointer 31 thereof.

The dial 27 and co-acting pointer 31 constitute visual means for determing to a number of contestants the successful contcstanti who first causes the pointer 31 of a particular dial of the apparatus to make a complete revolution upon its dial.

In order to provide a second visual or otherwise suitable means of indicating the successful contestant, I provide a circuit closer 36 consisting of a yieldable contact member 37 in the path of movement of the pointer 31 and adapted to co-act a second contact member 38. Both of these contact members are operative-ly arranged in a lamp circuit 39 wherein a lamp 40 is arranged above the dial 27 as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 4 of the drawings.

In operation the contestants standing in front of the counter 5 grasp the handles 14 of the respective members 13 moving same to and fro. This places the swings 6 under individual control of the contestants. By giving uniform slow movements to the levers 14s the objects or figures 22 are made to ascend to their maximum heights and in consequencethereof the legs 23 are made to kick the springs 35. This accordingly actuates the respective pointers 31 and according to the measure of skill employed, invites an operation of one of the pointers in advance of all of the others.

While I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that many of the details maybe varied without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention,

and I therefore do not limit myself to the exact details of construction. herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my invention limited only by the appended claims.

hat is claimed as new is 1. An amusement apparatus comprising an indicator, an object swingingly movable with respect to the indicator, the indicator including means to be engaged by the object to govern actuations of the indicator, and means for opcratively moving the object.

2. An amusement. apparatus comprising an indicator, including a numbered dial and revolving co-acting pointer, a circuit closer co-acting with the pointer, an object swingingly movable with respect to the indicator and adapted to actuate the same and means for moving the object.

3. A amusement apparatus comprising a figure having jointed limbs, an indicator having a revolving pointer associated with a dial an actuating portion disposed in coacting relation to the figure, and means for moving the limbs of the figure to bring same in operating contact with said actuating portion of the indicator.

4:. An amusement apparatus comprising a movably mounted figure having jointed limbs, an indicator having an actuating portion disposed in co-acting relation to the figure, and means for moving the figure to bring the limbs in operating contact with said actuating portion of the indicator.

5. An amusement apparatus comprising a plurality of swingingly movable objects, operating means for moving each of said objects, and an indicator for each object, said indicator including means co-acting with the object so that on certain movements of the object with respect to the means of the indicator, the latter will be actuated.

6. An amusement apparatus comprising a swing, an object seated in the swing and provided with jointed limbs, means for moving the swing and for actuating the limbs of the object, an indicator disposed in the path of movement of the swing and co-acting with the limbs of the object to control actuations of the indicator.

'7. An amusement apparatus comprising a swing, an object seated in the swing, means for moving the swing, and. indicator means co-acting with the objectto govern actuations of the indicator upon the actuation of said first means.

8. An amusement apparatus comprising a swing, an object seated in the swing, means for moving the swing, and indicator means co-acting with the object to govern actuations of the indicator upon the act-ua-tions of said first means, the swing moving means including a reciprocating connection co-acting with. the swing, the object having jointed limbs, and means actuated by said connec tion for moving the limbs of said object.

9. An amusement apparatus comprising a swingingly movably supported object, means for moving the object, and an indicator having an actuating portion adapted to co-act with said object and disposed in the path of movement thereof.

10. A11 amusement apparatus comprising a plurality of movable objects, means for individually controlling movements of the objects, and an indicator for each of said objects and disposed in the path of movement thereof correlated therewith to be actuated thereby upon the actuation of said means, and including a fixed numbered dial and revolving pointer co-acting with the dial.

11. In an amusement apparatus comprising a plurality of movable objects, means for individually controlling movements of the objects, and an indicator for each of said objects and disposed in the path of movement thereof, said indicator including a ratchet means operable by said object, a fixed dial, and a pointer co-acting with said dial and operable by said ratchet means.

12. An amusement apparatus including a movably mounted object, controlling mechanism for moving the object, an indicator correlated with the object and including a dial, a pointer revolving on the dial, and means operable by said moving object for operating the pointer.

13. An amusement apparatus comprising a movably mounted object having jointed limbs, means for normally holding said jointed limbs in a broken condition, an indicator, and means for moving the object into operating engagement with the indicator and for simultaneously moving the limbs of the object to close the joint.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

J ENSHIRO TERUYA. 

